News 2017 October 31

Drydocks World wins “Shipyard of the Year” at The Maritime Standard Awards 2017

Murmansk hosted name-giving and flag-raising ceremonies for research ship Akademik Primakov

Damen Shipyards Group announced as General Sponsor of the Moscow Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures of Water Transport”

HELCOM to test first pharmaceutical indicator and focus on improving the Marine Protected Area network

Boskalis acquires contract for long term maintenance dredging works

CTSP injects RUB 675m in port facilities upgrade in 9 months

Van Oord receives dredging contract in the Port of Beira, Mozambique

Russian Gov’t to contribute shares of two companies to USC charter capital

Wärtsilä combines competences to ensure ultra-silent propulsion for research vessel

Leningrad region opens traffic ahead of schedule on the access final section to Port of Ust-Luga

Taimyr based Port of Dixon closes navigation season as of Nov. 8

“K” Line announces differences from previously announced forecast of financial results

Vostochny Port names a Contractor for construction of Phase 3 border checkpoint

Russian Navy’s hydrographers discover 11 new islands in the Arctic in five years

Star Bulk Carriers announces new venture in dry bulk commodity logistics

MTG Dolphin holds keel-laying for 1500dwt product tanker ordered by Rubis Eastern Caribbean

Crude oil futures down 0.2% both in London and New York to $60,4, $54,02, accordingly

Merger of NATSRYBRESURS and Kaliningrad Sea Fishing Port

Baltic Dry Index edges down 0.78% to settle at 1534

Siem Offshore enters into a Bareboat charter agreement

IMO discusses unsafe mixed migration by sea